Ores and metals imports in Tanzania
Tanzania: Ores and metals imports was 1.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in Tanzania, 1976–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals imports in Tanzania is 1.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Tanzania peaked at 3.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2015.
Tanzania ranks 96th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2.3% | — |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | -13.2% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -41.8% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | +148.2% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | +37.1% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -71.5% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -26.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +30.3% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +30.7% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -42.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -34.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +59.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +8.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals imports in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +148.2% | 1.1% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 3.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More energy & mining data for Tanzania
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Tanzania?
- Ores and metals imports in Tanzania was 1.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- How does Tanzania rank for ores and metals imports?
- Tanzania ranks 96th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.